Obituaries
• Arlis Dale Ratliff, 77, died Feb. 16 in Midland Memorial Hospital after a lengthy battle with emphysema and diabetes. He was buried in Garden City Cemetery. He was born in Lamesa in 1924 and married Barbara Lu Currie in 1955 in Garden City. He was a life-long rancher. He served in the U.S. Army and also was a Glasscock County Commissioner for four years. He and his wife served as Glasscock County Chairmen for the Howard-Glasscock Centennial. He was honored at the Old Settler’s Reunion as Pioneer of the Year. His survivors include his wife, Barbara Lu, his daughter, Laura Maud Huitt and grandson Luke Huitt, all of Garden City.
• Boyd Bryans, 79, a former resident of Glasscock County, died on Feb. 25 in Austin and was buried in Pflugerville, Texas. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and retired from Cosden Oil & Chemical Co. in Big Spring after 28 years service. He is survived by his wife, Reba Bryans; a son, John D. Bryans and wife Jenny of Big Spring; a daughter, Kellie Caton and husband Carl of San Antonio; a stepdaughter, Kenny Kay Stephens of Big Spring; two brothers, Edward Bryans of Roswell, N.M. and Leonard Bryans of Dallas; two sisters, Myrl Fitzhugh of Fort Worth and twin Bonnell Newland of Crane, and others.